Owner and winemaker Stefano Cinelli Colombini will be pouring Fattoria dei Barbi wines at the 2018 Wine Spectator “New York Wine Experience,” October 18-20 in Manhattan. It’s one of the exclusive tastings of the year and is reserved for the world’s top wineries, including estates from Italy, France, and the U.S. Click here for a … Continue reading
In the light of the attention that Fattoria dei Barbi’s Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore — the estate’s cru — has been getting over the last few years, we decided to create this thread devoted to critics’ tasting notes. The Vigna del Fiore — Flower Vineyard — is the estate’s top growing site and is one of … Continue reading
Open Cellars: Harvest in Montalcino Festival The harvest is upon us! And as in years past, the Fattoria dei Barbi will be opening its doors as part of Italy’s Open Cellars annual event, a program that has allowed millions of wine lovers to experience grape growing and winemaking first hand. Saturday-Sunday September 15-16, 2018 11 … Continue reading
Click here to see the video that Stefano shot this week in his Maremma vineyards. A note from Stefano: This is a Merlot vineyard on Fattoria dei Barbi’s Maremma estate. We took samples from the vines yesterday before it rained: 12.8% potential alcohol and 6.6 g/l acidity. Despite what everyone was expecting after a rainy … Continue reading
That’s Fattoria dei Barbi’s wax seal, above. The estate still uses the wax seal for its large-format bottlings. That’s the three-liter bottle above. Wax seals were developed centuries ago to ensure provenance. Similarly to a letter sealed with wax, a bottle that’s been sealed with wax cannot be opened without breaking the wax. As a … Continue reading
Fattoria dei Barbi will be pouring its wines at the 2018 Wine Spectator “New York Wine Experience,” October 18-20 in Manhattan. It’s one of the exclusive tastings of the year and is reserved for the world’s top wineries, including estates from Italy, France, and the U.S. Click here for a list of participating wineries. Click … Continue reading
The summer is almost here and a lot of you are planning your trip to Tuscany and, in particular, to Montalcino, the land of Brunello, where you will enjoy some of the greatest wine and food tourism in the world. Here are some basic tips (based mostly on questions that we get asked at this … Continue reading
